People need cash to get care.
Right now.
Abortion is time-sensitive.
It can’t wait until we reform the Supreme Court or get rid of the Filibuster. Or enough ballot initiatives pass to re-gain access state-by-state.
To be clear the "extreme messaging" that abortion funds support are calls to not leave young people, Medicaid recipients, trans people, later abortion patients, and disabled people out of the conversation.
Abortion funds are trying to broaden the base in a way campaigners won't.
Both of these things are true:
1) Abortion funds help patients navigate & afford the wild & wildly expensive labyrinth that is legal abortion in the U.S. (so they don’t risk criminal charges).
2) We cannot Go-Fund-Me our way out of a public health crisis that impacts millions.
After national groups cut assistance, local funds are scrambling to help abortion seekers. The new @ReproFreedomLab is stepping in to help three funds build their capacity with list building, fundraising, templates, volunteer recruitment, and more
https://t.co/WeLz2L0zvo
The fact that abortion funds—the groups that actually help people show up to and pay for their appointments—have so few resources should frankly be a scandal
https://t.co/WeLz2L0zvo
Listen when frontline leaders speak. Destini Spaeth of @PrairieAboFund , one of FRFL's partners, w/ the inconvenient truth about abortion access. The upside? Only when we say it can we actually DO something about it.
You can support @PrairieAboFund today w/ a donation. Even though court just said abortion is legal in ND (for now), there isn't a single clinic in the state (or in SD), & national funding cuts mean it's harder than ever to get people the care they need NOW in the Upper Midwest.
“There’s no blueprint for what the fight for abortion care will look like next, but the status quo isn’t cutting it. We need more collaboration, more experimentation, and we need it now.” - Karen Musick, Arkansas Abortion Support Network
Our statement on the launch of our first lab is out today along with statements from leaders at @WildWestFund@PrairieAboFund and Arkansas Abortion Support Network. Grateful for their tireless efforts and partnership!
https://t.co/F2pUvyyKd6
The recent rejection of 100k signatures for the initiative says it all: 1st, Arkansans support repro freedom; 2nd, the political realities of our state mean we can’t wait for policy change; we must find another way to deliver access for foreseeable future. -Karen Musick, AASN